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07-09-2002, 04:57 PM
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Did you guys notice that they new Car& Driver has a 944 Turbo featured in it? It's not good though, apparently it was the only car to have its motor blow up (which they show in beautiful color......)
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07-10-2002, 02:26 PM
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They didn't say much in the article, just showed the picture of the One Lap 944 Turbo blowing up on the track. Only reason the 944 got coverage from what I saw was because the driver got married at a racetrack in someone else's diablo.
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[quote] Whatever happend to spontaneous human combustion. Haven't heard about this in years... <hr></blockquote>
Not since "Spinal Tap"
I love that movie.
Not since "Spinal Tap"
I love that movie.
07-12-2002, 08:34 PM
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OK... call me stupid, but What month, (July?) and which page? I purchased the July issue of C&D and I just don't see it.
I did however see a pretty cool article on NASA and saw quite a few pictures of the Nov. event from last year that we drove in the rain. (No picts of my car though... RATS! <img src="graemlins/cussing.gif" border="0" alt="[grrrrrrr]" /> )
I did however see a pretty cool article on NASA and saw quite a few pictures of the Nov. event from last year that we drove in the rain. (No picts of my car though... RATS! <img src="graemlins/cussing.gif" border="0" alt="[grrrrrrr]" /> )
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[quote] There is not one modified 951 that I know of that hasn't blown a headgasket. <hr></blockquote>
Surprisingly, *I* did not blow a head gasket. (...and that's running a stock gasket at 20psi of boost on several track events.)
My demise was the dreaded #2 bearing.
Surprisingly, *I* did not blow a head gasket. (...and that's running a stock gasket at 20psi of boost on several track events.)
My demise was the dreaded #2 bearing.
07-15-2002, 05:25 AM
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[quote]Originally posted by Peckster:
<strong>ps: Whatever happend to spontaneous human combustion. Haven't heard about this in years...</strong><hr></blockquote>
There is a theory as to how it occurs. It is not really spontaneous at all. It can be reproduced in cow carcases. Here it goes:
1. Person dies of natural causes.
2. Something hot falls on them (the vast majority of spontanious human combustion victims smoked, like 98% of them)
3. The hot item (say cigarette), burns a small hole through their cloths.
4. The hot item starts melting thier fat.
5. The surrounding cloths wick up the fat.
6. The clothing saturated with hot fat catchs fire.
7. They proceed to burn like a candle.
<strong>ps: Whatever happend to spontaneous human combustion. Haven't heard about this in years...</strong><hr></blockquote>
There is a theory as to how it occurs. It is not really spontaneous at all. It can be reproduced in cow carcases. Here it goes:
1. Person dies of natural causes.
2. Something hot falls on them (the vast majority of spontanious human combustion victims smoked, like 98% of them)
3. The hot item (say cigarette), burns a small hole through their cloths.
4. The hot item starts melting thier fat.
5. The surrounding cloths wick up the fat.
6. The clothing saturated with hot fat catchs fire.
7. They proceed to burn like a candle.
07-15-2002, 05:59 AM
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[quote]Originally posted by Tabor Kelly:
<strong>
There is a theory as to how it occurs. It is not really spontaneous at all. It can be reproduced in cow carcases. Here it goes:
1. Person dies of natural causes.
2. Something hot falls on them (the vast majority of spontanious human combustion victims smoked, like 98% of them)
3. The hot item (say cigarette), burns a small hole through their cloths.
4. The hot item starts melting thier fat.
5. The surrounding cloths wick up the fat.
6. The clothing saturated with hot fat catchs fire.
7. They proceed to burn like a candle.</strong><hr></blockquote>
It's awfully nice of the tobacco companies to have the forthought to take care of their victims "burial" expenses LOL
<strong>
There is a theory as to how it occurs. It is not really spontaneous at all. It can be reproduced in cow carcases. Here it goes:
1. Person dies of natural causes.
2. Something hot falls on them (the vast majority of spontanious human combustion victims smoked, like 98% of them)
3. The hot item (say cigarette), burns a small hole through their cloths.
4. The hot item starts melting thier fat.
5. The surrounding cloths wick up the fat.
6. The clothing saturated with hot fat catchs fire.
7. They proceed to burn like a candle.</strong><hr></blockquote>
It's awfully nice of the tobacco companies to have the forthought to take care of their victims "burial" expenses LOL